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Set up look solid, elbows are coming around, everything there looks ok. I would like to see your feet farther back in the set up. It should hurt in the hips a little. I use to set up exact same way. I know its light, but having someone lift out to you will help cut down on getting flatten some.

Set up look solid, elbows are coming around, everything there looks ok. I would like to see your feet farther back in the set up. It should hurt in the hips a little. I use to set up exact same way. I know its light, but having someone lift out to you will help cut down on getting flatten some.

Thanks, that's excellent advice. I'll try to tuck my feet a bit more, it will probably help with the arch. Its weird, I feel like I have a decent arch, but when I watch the video I look totally flat! Having someone hand me the bar while I hold a tight arch might solve that problem.

DE squats. This is the first week of a mini-cycle with safety squats on a low box. The weight is light, the bar is moving fast, and my lower back is fried due to the SLDL.

I decided to go raw for this first week, and focus on technique. I haven't done a lot of safety bar squats, and the form is a bit different compared to regular squats. Basically, I find that I'm always fighting a tendency to hunch over.